A friend knew the band was looking for a bass player. He said, I know these two guys but they’re a team, they come together. Break Away" (also known as " Breakaway") is a song written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle and first recorded by Art Garfunkel for his 1975 album Breakaway. Gallagher and Lyle released their own version on their 1976 album, also titled Breakaway. a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.120. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. GALLAGHER & LYLE - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com . Retrieved 23 April 2019. Gallagher and Lyle bring their songs home in a new musical". HeraldScotland.com . Retrieved 12 July 2017.

I thought we needed a real radio single to get us out of the mire,” said Benny. I felt I Wanna Stay was our best shot, while Graham preferred Heart. Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer I watch the distant lights on the runway

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Their first album as a duo, Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle, was produced by Glyn Johns and released on Capitol; they then signed to A&M Records. They were to record three more albums with Johns, Willie and the Lapdog, Seeds and The Last Cowboy. Their fifth album Breakaway utilised US producer David Kershenbaum and it was with this release, in 1976, that they charted again, with the hits "Heart on My Sleeve" and "I Wanna Stay With You", both of which reached Number 6 in the UK Singles Chart and also charted in the US. [2] At the first rehearsal we came up with the idea for When I’m Dead And Gone. Later, I phoned Graham and said, I think I’ve got a title for this. There was a silence, and he replied that’s a bloody cheery name for a song.” NOTE: Lyle's solo single "Marley"/"Down The Subway" (1983, Red Bus) and the Lyle-Livsey Band's one-off single "Taking Off"/"Taking Off (Instrumental)" (1984, Dolphin; Ireland only) have never appeared on any CD. He produced her 1968 debut single, Those Were The Days, which topped the UK charts for six weeks. It was only kept off the No. 1 position in America by Hey Jude by The Beatles.

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a b "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02 . Retrieved 2015-11-02. The seeds for a reunion were sown in 2007 when both Gallagher and Lyle, as session musicians, appeared on an album by Canadian singer-songwriter Chris Tassone; this was recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios. [3] In April 2009, the two Scots attended the opening of the Largs Heritage Centre. [4] The following year, the duo re-formed. Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar& Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2006) They were then signed by Apple Records where they wrote for one of the label's most successful artists aside from The Beatles and Beatles-related acts, Mary Hopkin. Songs for Hopkin included "Sparrow", "The Fields of St. Etienne", "International", "Heritage" and "Jefferson". [1] In 1970 Gallagher and Lyle were amongst the founders of McGuinness Flint, writing nine of the 11 songs on the group's debut album, including the UK Singles Chart success " When I'm Dead and Gone" as well as the follow-up non-album single "Malt and Barley Blues", both of which were produced by Glyn Johns. [1] They recorded a second album with McGuinness Flint, Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby, again writing most of the songs, before leaving to form the duo Gallagher and Lyle in 1972.BBC Scotland - BBC Scotland - Belladrum 2017: Eleven Scottish acts to fall in love with at this year's Tartan Heart festival". BBC . Retrieved 23 April 2019. Their mellow sound was only briefly in vogue and elusive further success (another minor hit in the UK was "Every Little Teardrop") prompted their split in 1980, by which time three more albums had been issued: Love On The Airwaves (which went silver in the UK), Showdown and Lonesome No More. The last of these was issued on Mercury; a further album recorded for that label, Living On The Breadline, has never been released. The duo's original version of "A Heart In New York", which was to have been included on that set, appeared on 1991's compilation album Heart On My Sleeve – The Very Best of Gallagher and Lyle. Gallagher and Lyle choose Largs for world premiere of their new theatre show". Largs and Millport Weekly News . Retrieved 12 July 2017. Filename C:\Users\Meijin\Desktop\Lossless Galaxy ALLexxess\Gallagher & Lyle\1972 Gallagher And Lyle (Mini LP SHM-CD Universal Japan 2016)\Gallagher & Lyle - Gallagher And Lyle SHM-CD.wav The late British broadcaster Kenny Everett staged a visual interpretation of "Heart on My Sleeve" on his BBC TV show in the early 1980s.